Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said more oil is passing through the Strait of Hormuz than before the conflict started, citing US air superiority. He also claimed 80% of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group reenlisted, pushing back against what he described as propaganda about the carrier.

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